Break a Bad Habit! 打破坏习惯! LANGUAGE FOCUS: Higher-level lifestyle context, signposts & vocab ( 高级上下文, 标记词与词汇 ) INTRO: Learn more about habit ( 习惯 ) development. It might help you beat your next urge to smoke ( 吸烟 ), snack ( 吃零食 ) or check a WeChat ( 微信信息或者帖子 ) while driving. keeping in mind: The relationship between mindfulness ( 冥想 ) and addiction ( 入迷 ). THEMES: Upper-Intermediate 瘾, 入迷冥想 Advanced 心理学压力习惯 1 / 7
KEY WORDS: The Marlboro Man - Eager ˈiːɡə - 热切的 Trigger ˈtrɪɡə - 触发, 引发 Meditate ˈmɛdɪteɪt - 冥想 Step out of stɛpaʊtɒv 走出 Step into stɛpˈɪntʊ 踏进 VOCABULARY: Crave kreɪv - 渴望得到, 渴求 Instead of ɪnˈstɛdɒv - 而非, 而不是 2 / 7
Retreat rɪˈtriːt - 隐居处 Paradox ˈparədɒks - 自相矛盾 Bite-size bʌɪsʌɪz 一口的量, 一口大小的事物量 ; 和嘴一样大小的 Clobber ˈklɒbə - 猛击 Morbidity mɔːˈbɪdɪti - 发病率 Core kɔː - 核心 Context ˈkɒntɛkst - 环境, 上下文 Inherent ɪnˈhɛr(ə)nt - 内在的 Compulsively kəmˈpʌlsɪvli - 强迫地 3 / 7
SIGNPOSTS: Studies show that Studies show that even when we're really trying to pay attention to something -- like maybe this talk -- at some point, about half of us will drift off into a daydream, or have this urge to check our Twitter feed. I'll give you an example ( : ) I'll give you an example. In my lab, we studied whether mindfulness training could help people quit smoking. In other words, In other words, when we get curious, we step out of our old, fear-based, reactive habit patterns, and we step into being. We become this inner scientist where we're eagerly awaiting that next data point. In contrast, 4 / 7
In contrast, when we let go -- step out of the process just by being curiously aware of what's happening -- this same brain region quiets down. Now, Now, just like trying to force myself to pay attention to my breath, they could try to force themselves to quit smoking Now, she knew, cognitively that smoking was bad for her, that's why she joined our program. What she discovered just by being curiously aware when she smoked was that smoking tastes like shit. Now, she moved from knowledge to wisdom. She moved from knowing in her head that smoking was bad for her to knowing it in her bones, and the spell of smoking was broken. She started to become disenchanted with her behavior. 5 / 7
PRACTISE (All levels) Intermediate (Sentence match) 1. In other words, when we get curious, 2. Now, she moved 3. I'll give you an example: i) from knowledge to wisdom. ii) In my lab, we studied whether mindfulness training could help people quit smoking. iii) we step out of our old, fear-based, reactive habit patterns. Upper-Intermediate/Advanced (Gap-fill) Crave / Instead of / Trigger / Eager 1. Obama, a former law professor who enjoys making a good argument, was to give the speech. 2. Many factors might the worsening of the situation. 3. Just imagine that helping you, I gave you the chance to help yourself. 4. You'll discover that when you sugar, you can do 6 / 7
something pleasurable instead, as an alternative to this sweetness in your mouth. COMPREHENSION: Discuss: What does he say is the relationship between meditation and breaking a bad habit? PRODUCE Intermediate/Upper-Intermediate/Advanced Introduce to friends/classmates a lifestyle change you think that people should make. When making the presentation, try to use the signposts highlighted above. Upper-Intermediate/Advanced Discuss with classmates/friends a habit that you want to give up, and if the method promoted in the talk might help. 7 / 7